Wisdom

Truth is downstream from trust

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But like truth, truth always exists. Truth always exists downstream from trust. If you don't trust where the information is coming from, you're never even going to get to the point of thinking about whether it's true

Episode 200: Sub Cubit (episode page, opens in a new tab) 01:02:52 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)

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Summary

If you don't trust where information comes from, you never get as far as asking whether it's true. Dave says trust takes years to build and minutes to lose, and that's why people are leaving mass media for podcasts: you may disagree with a host, but you feel you can judge whether they're honest, and that gives you the framework to evaluate what they say.

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  1. Episode 200: Sub Cubit (episode page, opens in a new tab) 00:41:20 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)

    an extent that people don't trust you anymore. Um, like instead of like, it's like, I'm giving you a fact and you're just, you're

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  2. Episode 200: Sub Cubit (episode page, opens in a new tab) 01:03:15 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)

    I mean, trust takes years to acquire and it takes minutes to lose.

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